The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-10

down the second or third seat behind
them. l afterward learned these men
were Captain Hoehn and Detective Hull
ligan and their prisoner. l fell into a
dOze and slept some time. Before going
to sleep at one time l noticed that De
tectlve Hulligan was sitting beside the
prisoner, his hand and the prisoners
hand being linked by the handouts.
The prisoner several times lifted his
hat as II bowling to someone, and have
since thought the lifting Of the hat
meant q signal to the prisoners friends.
OF fcOurse knew nothing Of the proposed
attack. l was asleep when the fight
commenced and so don't know when
the men came into the car. When
woke up the cars we're standing still. A
man In front of me pointed revolver
at my head aud said, Make one move
and I'll kill YOU The fellow was little
man and was OF dark complexion.
There was general confusion and noise
and in my sleepy condition it was some
time before l realized that desperate
fight was going on in the car. could
hai dly tell who was fighting or what
they were lighting about. l sat In the
second seat behind Detective Hulligan.
There was man In seat behind me
with drawn revolver and another In
the front car door with two reVolVers In
his hands. He pointed them first In the
car and then at the platform. | saw the
men strike Hulligan and then pull him
out toward the car door. He was un-
conscious and bleeding. One man was
n front of him and one man behind
him. am quite sure he was still hand
cuffed with the prisoner. During the
time they were pulling him out some
one hit me a stinging blow on the head.
l thought / was shot. The blow stunned
me, and when | got clear Idea Of what
was going on l heard numerous pistol
shots.
Captain Hoehn was lighting like a
madman. Wounded and bleeding fear
fully, he still stood his ground, sur
rounded by the desperate men and bold
ly fought for his life. He had his re-
volver In his hand and at every Oppor-
tunIty fired 1t. Two men struggled with
him. They caught his hands, held them
10 In the air and beat him with some
thing like q car pin. He yelled and
struggled and with gigantic strength
threw the men away from him, but ere
he could do anything they were at him
again.
The men In the front of the Car had
got HulligaG outside, and after Hoehn
was Knocked down after being shot In
the shoulder, the robbers escaped.
Wounded as he was Hoehn arose and
attempted to follow the men, revolver
in hand. During the row l couldn't do
There was prOmisCuOus
firing and was in bad place. l think
fifteen or twenty shots were fred. The
fight lasted five or seven minutes and
was lively as could be-"
sENTINELs CLOSING IN.
RAvENNA, O., February 5,-4.05 A. M
The chain of sentinels surrounding this
town is drawing close and everybody Is
under surveillance. The officers feel
sure that their prey is close at hand.
They are still searching and will con-
tinue until successful, They will not
desist for the night, but keep on Near
ly every able bodied citizen Is out aiding
In the hunt, and 1t is thought no live
prisoners will be taken.
The Mayor Of Rsvenna, who has given
the matter his personal attention and
who Is giving the officers every facility
to aid them, has offered reward of 800
for the capture of each of the assassins.
Detectives Granger. McMullen, SprOsty
and LOhrer have just returned from
six miles distant, fOOtsOre
and weary, but hopeful Of running
down the game. Steps are being taken
to watch adjacent points and to cut off
all mnang of ascnne.
The Ravenna Republican voices the
sentiments of great many citizens
when, In Its evening paper 1t says that
Q general alarm should have been given |
at once by fire bells or by some other
means, and every man In town should
have turned out, armed himself and
taken up the trail. It is only another |
instance Of what might have been.